Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week. ~Spanish Proverb
Documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy appeared last week at The Ritz-Carlton in Palm Beach at a luncheon fundraiser for the Comprehensive Alcoholism Rehabilitation Programs, Inc. (CARP). Kennedy is the co-founder and president of Moxie Firecracker Films. She showed clips from two of her films and talked about how drug and alcohol abuse takes its toll on families and society.
“Addiction affects every member of the family, particularly children,” Kennedy said. “Addiction and domestic violence are intricately connected.”
Kennedy presented clips from “Women of Substance” her first film produced after her graduation from Brown University. “I was a major in women’s studies, and the crack cocaine epidemic was at its peak. Most women could not get into drug treatment programs at the time. There was a lot of coverage of crack mothers giving birth to crack babies. Pregnant women were being incarcerated for delivering drugs to a minor through the umbilical cord.”
Kennedy hailed the benefits of recovery programs to help the poor who struggle with addiction.
“I feel that treatment options are more important than the criminal justice approach. Treating people through a program is much more effective, and the benefits are enormous.”
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